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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did people have to do to stay safe in Chicago while Richard Daley was growing up?
(a) Speak softly and carry a big stick.
(b) Wear safety helmets.
(c) Show courtesy to women and children.
(d) Stay in their own neighborhood with their own kind.

2. What did Royko describe as Richard Daley's character traits?
(a) Hot-tempered, simple, devious and powerful.
(b) Simple, quiet, humble and kind.
(c) Studious, resolved, calm and patient.
(d) Loud, profane, immoral and angry.

3. Who was the president that Richard Daley supposedly helped to elect?
(a) Harry S. Truman.
(b) Lyndon Baines Johnson.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Adalai Stevenson.

4. How did Richard Daley regard suggestions from Independent members of the City Council?
(a) He would fly into a purple rage and publicly humilate those who proposed them.
(b) He would send his Chief of Staff to the council member to coerce his/her silence.
(c) He sent them to a subcomittee where they eventually die.
(d) He would contemplete them carefully upon their merits.

5. What kind of speaking style did Daley have?
(a) Rapid, pointed, and evasive.
(b) Smooth, soothing, and inspiring.
(c) Coarse, blunt, and direct.
(d) Amusing, friendly, and relaxing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first stop that Richard Daley made everyday?

2. According to Royko, What will be the most-remembered political legacy of Richard Daley?

3. What was Richard Daley's family background?

4. What defined the geographic areas of Chicago?

5. What role did Joe McDonough play in shaping Richard Daley's political career?

(see the answer key)

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